CUSTOM PAINTED DRUMS!! If you have a clan, a totem, or something significant and special in your life, consider the image on an elkhide drum. Call Mark at 931-242-6207 to order the drum you've always needed.

RedBoys Singers Ceremony
Powwow Drum made by Drum maker Mark Barfoot

The drums above are 10" elkhide drums. These small drums come either painted or unpainted. A Great Gift !! This photo can give you an idea of the many designs available at Wolf Creek Art.com .Drums made by Mark Last a Lifetime, they carry a lifetime guarantee.

Their vibration and resonance and only improve with age. Save today!! Purchase your own special drum with a FREE colorful carrying bag and beater. An artists' lifetime guarantee comes with every drum.

Mark has been making drums for over 44 years. His drums are hand made, resonant, and are made of maple wood and elk hide. Each drum has its own voice. (Buffalo is sometimes used when requested.) 14" drums and larger come with a free, weather resistant carrying bag. All drums come with a free beater, hand made.

Grant Dial, Lumbee, is a Signature Native American Jewelry Maker. He is well known for working with Quahog or Wampun in his designs. Grant gifts his daughter a Mark Barfoot turtle drum.

ABOUT MARK'S DRUMS

Drum Maker Mark Barfoot has been making hand drums, powwow drums, and sweat lodge drums for over 44 years. He builds drums in the traditional way as they have been made for centuries. Hand drums can bring us to the centered calmness that underlies a peaceful way of life. Their rhythms guide the stories from story tellers. You can feel their power and vibration in the very core of your spirit.

Hand drums take us to an earlier time and an ancient heritage. Mark's Four Winds Elk Dreamer Hand Drums are sold and gifted at pow-wows and fine craft art shows. They are played by many drum people, drum groups, healers, singers, in homes,sweat lodges, in hospitals, at powwows, used in ceremonies, and many other events throughout Turtle Island (North America).

Mark's drums are played by many famous artists, among them Bill Miller (who has played and painted on Mark's drums. Bill also uses Mark's drums in all recordings when he plays a drum. Keith Secola, U2 , Buffy Sainte Marie, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, and many others.

Bill Miller, Keith Secola, U2 (Larry Mullen), Buffy Saint Marie and many others own and play Mark's hand drums. His hand drums have been sold in the National Museum for the American Indian (Smithsonian Institution) gift shops. Mark has travelled for many years all over the United States and Canada, and enjoys sharing hand drums, and his knowledge and experience with family, friends and customers.

Patience and humility are native ways of life, and a prayerful part of drum making. The powerful medicine that is built into a drum is a blessing to work with. "I am humbled by the opportunity to be a drum maker. The drums resonate with healing vibrations. They join with the vibration of your voice to give praise to our Creator. Nya:weh "

TESTIMONIALS:

"Would like to thank Mark Barfoot for the awesome hand drum he handcrafted, which we purchased at Sarasota Native American Indian Festival . Sounds great and Judy's super happy. We would love to take his drum making workshop." -Ed Becka

"Love the drum I got from u at the pow wow in DE." -Teresa Swinscoe...

"Thank you for what you do. I love the drum you made and can't wait to drum with it at drum circle. I enjoyed talking with you today. Thanks for the flute solo too!! :)" -Donna Winslow Bialozor

"I can NOT say enough good things about Mark Barfoot and his work. I received my drum from him some years ago and it is played often. Still tight and only sounds better with time." - Night Sky Watcher

"Learning from Mark Barfoot and owning any of his hand made treasures is a Great Blessing." -Sandra Snell

"I am so thrilled with my Drum, Mark. It's deep voice rekindles my Indian Heritage which I sometimes forget to appreciate and acknowledge. This wonderful Instrument will be with me for a lifetime. Thank you so very, very much. That Raven feather took my breath away when I first saw it. You did a beautiful job on that." Jean Dresen ESTIMONIALS:

"I own several of Mark's drums. Their handmade acoustic wood bands are gentle on the hides and resonate dependably. The drum heads are stretched evenly so I don't experience sags or ripples when high humidity strikes. I can count on their quality, and durability. Mark guarantees his work and I've never had to return a drum. I feel confident in purchasing them as gifts."

Julienne Montour, Mohawk
Ogichida Kwe Singers-Detroit

"Would like to thank Mark Barfoot for the awesome hand drum he handcrafted, which we purchased at Saras"Hi Mark - we've hung our new drum that we purchased from you Sunday at the Colorado Indian Market. It's already up on our 'circle' wall at the foot of the stairs connecting our living room with bedrooms & kitchen upstairs. We can give it a nice beat whenever we go past. I know we're going to appreciate it's beautiful sounds for years to come. Thank you."Grant & Judy Armstrong
Denver, ColoradoNative American Indian Festival . Sounds great and Judy's super happy. We would love to take his drum making workshop." -Ed Becka

"Love the drum I got from u at the pow wow in DE." -Teresa Swinscoe...

"Thank you for what you do. I love the drum you made and can't wait to drum with it at drum circle. I enjoyed talking with you today. Thanks for the flute solo too!! :)" -Donna Winslow Bialozor

Mark can teach you how to make your very own hand drum at a two day drum workshop.
Visit makeadrum.com to learn more about having your own drum making instructional session!
Call 931-242-6207 today!